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Netflix just released the fifth volume of Unsolved Mysteries, and episode 4 tells the true story of the Roswell UFO incident. In July 1947, there were multiple reports of a potential UFO sighting, but it did not become a worldwide phenomenon until the 1980s when Major Jesse Marcel, the man who took responsibility for the recovered debris, decided to reveal the truth about the incident. The show initially covered the Roswell incident in the original Unsolved Mysteries, but there have been significant updates in the last 35 years, prompting additional coverage of the sensational case.

The Roswell UFO incident has sparked a cultural movement that resulted in many works of fiction, including the popular TV show Roswell and the 2019 reboot, Roswell, New Mexico. Although many consider the incident solved because of the Roswell Reports released in the 1990s, many more believe the case is still cold because the government is covering it up.

A former CIA operative is teaming up with the family of the first Army officer on the scene of an alleged crash of an alien spacecraft near Roswell, to search for the truth in a new three-part investigation for History’s Greatest Mysteries.

On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Army Air Field (Raaf) distributed a press release claiming they had recovered the remains of a “flying disc” crashed in the New Mexican desert outside of Roswell. The news made headlines, but the media’s enthusiasm was short-lived. The next day the US Army released a second statement claiming the recovered object was just a weather balloon.

The incident would have been lost to the dustbin of history had it not been for Jesse Marcel, a former intelligence officer stationed at Raaf in 1947. When a local rancher reported the debris’ discovery, Marcell was sent out to take a look and bring some of...

Exclusive: Laurence Fishburne is to host and narrate a new strand for History that will investigate a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth.

The Matrix and Black-ish star is to front History’s Greatest Mysteries for the A+E Networks broadcaster, launching in summer 2020.

The strand will showcase new evidence and perspectives including never-before-released documents, personal diaries and DNA evidence including a 100+ year old box filled with the investigative findings of, Lord Mersey, the man charged with leading the official inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic, a personal diary from Major Jesse Marcel, the first person to investigate the wreckage in Roswell, Nm believed to contain coded clues to what really happened that night in 1947 and 60 boxes of sealed from the family of John Wilkes Booth, which may hold the answers to whether he died in a fire following the assassination of...

Alejandro Rojas Jan 25, 2019

The CW's new series Roswell, New Mexico has an extraterrestrial romance at its heart and nods to real UFO lore.

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Attractive humanoid aliens will soon be embroiled in romance and adventure on The CW’s new series Roswell, New Mexico. In an early scene from the show’s new trailer, a Jeep drives under a sign in the desert that reads “Foster Ranch” just before an object from the air crashes into the ground causing a huge explosion. But what is the Foster Ranch, and how did Roswell get its alien reputation in the first place?

We're glad you asked! We're here to tell you all about the "real" alien history of Roswell, and there's two ways to do it. You can watch our mini-documentary for some quick facts, or keep scrolling and read the article for more in-depth knowledge.